SpokenTruth said:
Is the author so caught up in their own self-righteous bullshit as to not realize people can chew gum and walk at the same time? We can equally express our indignation at Trump's political school yard psychology and our frustration at the administrative failures to adequately handle the crisis early on. It's not an either or game. You can be mad at the tweet but not simultaneously be mad at their inaction? Or, if you're going to be mad, be mad at the inaction only? Bump that. Hold him accountable for every issue he's accountable for. Letting him slide on the smaller stuff just gives him the free pass to keep doing it. And having the audacity to call it a gullibility test is truly an insult to the intelligence of those raising ire on both issues. Wood is a better journalist than this. |
You should consider that assertion more carefully. Keep in mind, the inane question question "Do you consider the phrase Chinese food racist?" was asked at press conference today. Time and attention are scarce resources, and the media especially has often shown their inability to properly manage both. Considering how many average people take their ques from whatever they heard last, this presents a lot of cases where we do actually lose sight of the most pressing issues.
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